Word: insist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...intend it, certain actions encourage conservatives who have been waiting 20 years to roll back the effects of the council. This creates a climate of anxiety and distrust." Vatican observers say that in his own mind, John Paul is totally a man of Vatican II. Yet he does insist upon holding to the letter of what the council said, despite liberals who contend that the "spirit" of the council inspires openness to further changes not specifically endorsed by it. Confusion over this point is precisely the reason the Pope called next fall's special synod...
...been some debate as to whether or not such incidents constitute terrorism. While no evidence which might link the bombings to one central organization has been uncovered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF), which is currently carrying out the investigation, many pro-choice activists continue to insist that the alarming number of attacks last year could not have been a coincidence. But the entire question of whether or not they bombings fit the category "terrorism" has become insignificant in light of the fact that a large investigation is being carried out--500 agents from BATF have been...
...even Chicago? Don't they know it does not have to be this way? The newcomer, on a rising note of hysteria, begins to speak of the indignity and passivity that haunt the 20th century. More in sorrow than in anger, the real, regular commuters shake their heads and insist: "You don't understand...
...plight of farmers like Escher makes it unlikely that Congress will swallow the Administration's cutbacks in aid without major changes. In the short run, the sweeping policy reforms would turn farming into an even riskier business and further reduce farm income. But the bill's defenders insist that increased competition would make U.S. agriculture healthier over the long haul. Some new approach certainly seems worth trying, since the expensive policies of the past have not solved farming's woes. Says Agriculture Secretary Block: "I am encouraged that there is a majority that supports the need for a dramatic change...
...guerrillas insist that such tactics have contributed heavily to the famine. Even before the drought began, they maintain that half a million Eritreans had been uprooted by the civil war, while thousands of others were unable to plant or store grain. Says Amdemicael Kahsai, a member of the E.P.L.F.'s central committee: "The famine is here because of the way in which the government is trying to resolve its political problems. The lack of rain has just aggravated things." The guerrillas claim that some 3.8 million people in Tigre are affected by the famine, along with 2 million in Eritrea...